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Well, I reckon I will step away from attempting to help out any further than I have tried to do. I offered what I thought would be a good way, but it will take moving the item from its' current location to do what I suggested since the larger...

I have done that with other critters, but never moles. "Streaky" ( like chipmunks) & pocket gophers, IIRC.
Interesting. I have a couple runs out in my yard & if it will ever stop raining long enough, I was going to put out that grub killer that...

I just cast up 500 or so last week with a Lee GC225-55 RF mold I bought since I posted earlier in Feb..
I just need to get around to doing the rest of the process & that involves "emptying" some factory .223/5.56 rounds to make the empty cases...

That video shows what I was talking about in my post about a "Weed Burner" propane torch.
;)
From experience, I know that it is easier/faster to melt the lead when it is in large chunks, by creating more surface area exposed to the heat & the...

A cubic foot of Lead(Pb) weighs 707.7 pounds. Your block of lead would then be approx. 900 lbs in weigh so not easy to move or put on something to melt it inside the frame or box it is in for the average guy, if it is in a metal container.
One...

While Livin_Cincys chart in post#50 has the basically same info, this one below may help a bit more as it gives a bit more detail about what in particular to correct & as well as a couple more pie cuts to consider.:
And what it is saying is...

Sounds like you need to get a hotplate for your brass mold.
I put a piece of 3/8 steel on mine to distribute the heat evenly and set the temperature to 400°
get good boolits on the first cast with my iron and aluminum molds, should be the same...

I am looking for some kind of tacky substance that's heat resistant and conducts electricity to temporarily stick the boolit to a 1/8 in pin for the spray and bake cycle the wipe off maybe with acetone or?
Does anyone know of such a substance?...

I use Stihl synthetic 2 cycle mix, 1 2.6 ounce bottle will last several lifetimes
Steel Needle TIP Plastic Dropper Bottles, apply the smallest drop so the oil doesn't migrate from the sprue screw. Work the sprue plate back and forth multiple time...

You are both Welcome!
:)
I am glad there is at least some interest in this type of thing. I was wondering when I saw there were about 70 "looks" but no one had said anything about it until you two did.
:drinks:
Thanks for taking the time &...

Could be... But... Maybe he stopped & had a couple cocktails before coming home with the bad news & got a little "distorted".
Hahahaha.
;)
His arms are kind of short too though. Maybe it is a teenager.

HAHahaha! Funny stuff!
:D
Although I think it is the "dad", or "man of the family" that got fired, as the lead boolit size looks more like the Mom with the apron, than the 2 lil ones.
;)
Still a hoot though! Thanks for sharing it!
:)

Yeah. That is why I retired it until I really need it. But the Lee Safety Primes on the press have really upped the speed for me & I am not needing that much speed all the time.
Maybe the Bench mounted Lee Auto Bench Prime unit might be worth...

Before I got the Lee hand primer ( both old style & new style) and the LCT press with the primer lever I used an RCBS Ram Priming unit I got in the mid 80s. It is a setup like a die that sits in your press & you would be using the lever of your...

Frosting is OK, just make sure to slug the barrels and get the right diameter.
you'll need to size the boolits again after you PC (unless you calculate the added diameter of PC before you size the first time.
I've helped several people with...

This is correct as far as I am concerned & what I use mostly is the pellets to kill the grubs. You can get pellets that you put in a run, if ya want to kill the moles directly. as well. I have some of both & they worked for me.
I will try to...